Research Design and Methodology in Studies on L2 Tense and Aspect.

Research Design and Methodology in Studies on L2 Tense and Aspect.

In the last decade, the study of the acquisition of tense and aspect among L2 (second language) learners has become a significant area of research. There is, however, one recurrent issue that has not yet been properly addressed, namely the relationship between research methodology and the acquisitio...

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Main Author: Salaberry, M. Rafael
Other Authors: Comajoan, Llorenç
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : De Gruyter, 2013.
Series:Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education SSFLE.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Tense > Research > Methodology.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Aspect > Research > Methodology.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Readers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Spelling.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Aspect
Grammar, Comparative and general > Tense
Second language acquisition
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction Research design and methodology in L2 studies of tense and aspect; Part I. Theoretical representations of tense and aspect in L2 studies; Chapter 1. A Cognitive Grammar perspective on tense and aspect; Chapter 2. The Spanish preterite and imperfect from a cognitive point of view; Chapter 3. Frequency-based grammar and the acquisition of tense and aspect in L2 learning; Chapter 4. Generative approaches to the L2 acquisition of temporal-aspectual-mood systems; Part II. Research design and methodology in L2 studies of tense and aspect.
  • Chapter 5. Research design: A two-way predicational system is better than a four-way approachChapter 6. Research design: Operationalizing and testing hypotheses; Chapter 7. Research design: From text to task; Chapter 8. Defining and coding data: Lexical aspect in L2 studies; Chapter 9. Defining and coding data: Narrative discourse grounding in L2 studies; Chapter 10. Data analysis: Quantitative approaches; Chapter 11. Data analysis: The qualitative analysis of actionality in learner language.
  • Chapter 12. Integrating the analyses of tense and aspect across research and methodological frameworksAuthor biographies; Subject index.

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